The design feature "duality of patterning" refers to the human capacity to:
a. connect a large set of sounds to a small object (i.e. microorganism) and a small set of sounds to a large object (i.e. whale).
b. create ambiguous sentences with dual meanings based on syntactic patterns.
c. say one thing while intending to say another, indicating the second meaning with tone of voice.
d. create nearly infinite combinations of finite sets of language units.
d
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The view that each element of culture, such as the culture trait or trait complex, has its own distinctive history, and that social forms (such as totemism in different societies) that might look similar are not comparable because of their different histories, is known as
A. historical particularism. B. cultural generalism. C. the Boasian approach. D. structural functionalism. E. comparative functionalism.
How do Trobrianders proclaim their intentions to marry?
a. They stand together in front of the young man's house. b. They stand together in front of the young woman's house. c. They go together to speak with the young man's father. d. They go together to speak with the young woman's father.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
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